Sectional tank.



PATENTED SEPT. 4, 1906. L. G. JAQUES dz G. SILLMAN.

SEGTIONAL TANK. APPLICATION FILED 313.12. 1906.

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LUTHER C. JAQUES AND GEORGE SILLMAN, OF SPOKANE, WASHINGTON.

'SECTIONAL TANK.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 4, 1906.

Application filed February 12,1906. serial No. 300,773.

To all whom it may concern.-

and GEORGE SILLMAN, citizens of the United 1 States, residing'at Spokane, in the county of Spokaneand State of Washington, have invented certain new and useful, Improvements in Sectional Tanks; and we do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and

exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to-new and useful improvements in sectional tanks for holding grains, liquids, or other materials; and the object of the invention is to produce a simple and efficient device of. this character which may be knocked down for convenience in economizing room for storage and transportation and so arranged that the parts may be easily and quickly assembled.

()ur invention comprises, more specifically, the provision of a knockdown tank made up of sections which are held together by angleor T irons so arranged that the joints will be securely held together and thoroughly braced by the peculiar arrangement of the angle or T irons about the circumference of the tank.

Our invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which 1 Figure 1 is an elevation of a tank made in accordance with our invention. Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view on line 2 2 of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a detail perspective-view showing one of the circumferential angle-irons and a vertically-arranged angle-iron designed to engage the meeting edges of curved segmentplates of the tank. Fig. 4 is a pers )ective view of one of the curved segment-plates of the tank. Fig. 5 is a detail View showing a slight modification in the construction of our tank, in' which T-irons are utilized instead of the usual angle-irons. Fig. 6 is a detail sectional view of the modified form. Fig. 7 is a sectional view on line 7 7 of Fig. 1. Fig. 8 is a sectional view on line 8 8 of Fig. 1, and Fig. 9 is a detail View of the lower end of an angle- 1r0n.

the drawings by letter, A A designate a series of; curved segment-plates made, preferably, of sheet metal and may be of anv suitable size and provided with marginal aper- Reference now being had to the details of tures a, adapted to receive bolt-s, whereby a plurality of plates may be assembled in making a tank in accordance with our invention. The edge of each of said curved plates is bent to form-an angled flange a, and B designates vertical angle-bars which are adapted to be bolted to said curved plates with the flanges along the vertical edges of the plates mounted between said angle-plates in the manner shown clearly in F igs. 7 and H of the drawings. Bolts J are passed through said angled plates and are adapted to securely clamp the outwardly-turned angled ends or ilanges of the plates securely together. Packing-stri ps C, made, preferably, of rubber, are inter gether said strips will serve as means to make water-tight joints in the event of the tanks beingusedforhandlingliquids. liitheevent of the tanks not being used for liquids said packing-strips may be dispensed with, if desired.

D-D designate curved eireumierential angle-irons which are bolted to the outer surfaces of said curved plates. and at the meet ing edges of the series of curved plates the two flanges of said curved eireiiinl'erentiiil plates are bolted together, as shown clearly in the side elevation of the drawings. l mu reference to Fig. 8) of the drawings it wil be noted that the lower end of each verlieal angle-iron has a recess F. adapted to fit over the upper edge of the flange of a eireund'erential angle-imn, and the lower ends of the angle-irons are designed to rest upon the horizontal flanges of the eireninferential angle-irons, as shown clearly in the drawings.

In Figs. 5 and 6 of the drawings we have shown a'slight modification in which curved circumferential T-il'oiis are utilized in place of the angle-irons, and the vertical T- irons O are utilized to hold together the vertical meeting. edges ol the plates, and the ends of each T-iron 0 have oll'sots 0'. de-

signed to engage over the flanges ol' the circumferential T-irons, and when bolts are passed through said T-irons and plates the parts will be securely held together.

From the foregoing it will be noted that by the provision of atank niade n accordance with our invention a simple and ellieienl. means is afforded whereby the tank may be emilfy taken apart or put together again and [plates at right angles to said eircuinferential 2o forming-perfectly water-tight joints and a-fiol'dinfga tank which may he reduced to a small compass when desired for storage or r '5 transportation.

What we claim is.

1;-A sectional tank comprising series of. havin angled edges,

curved segment-plates "circumferential angle-irons holted to said 10 plates, vertical angle-irons bolted to said curved plates and holding the angled edges of said plates together betwfeensaid vertical an- I gle-irons, and packing-strips held by said vertical angle-irons against the edges of the an- 15 gled portions of said plates, as set forth.

2. A sectional tank made up of a series of curved segment plates havin angled edges, circumferential angle-irons liolted to said plates, vertical angle-plates bolted "to said angle-irons, bolts passing; through theoutwardlyturned portions of sand 'anglenrons and adapted to clamp tl c angled edges of \said plates togetherthe lower endsflol said vertical angle-irons having recessed portions adapted tolitm-er the ed; es'ol said ('lrci'nn ferential angle-irons, the lower ends of said recessed irons adapted to rest upon the horizontal flanges of said circumferential anglelrons, as set forth.

In testimony whereof we hereunto allixour signatures in the presence "of two witnesses.

- LUTHER C. JAQUES.

GEORGE SILLMAN- Witnesses:

a. A. Kenny, E. E- BURTON; 

